Making Miller's case for Heisman

1:51 AM,
Dec. 6, 2012

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller dives into the end zone for a two-point conversion against Cal.

Written by

Jon Spencer
CentralOhio.com

He averaged a school-record 275.8 yards of total offense this season, but it only took one yard for Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller to notarize his Heisman Trophy candidacy.

One moon-walking, stutter-stepping, leap-frogging yard at the expense of half of Penn State's defense.

Trailing 14-10 with 3:30 remaining in the third quarter, the host Nittany Lions needed a stop on third-and-goal from the 1. Miller faked a handoff to Carlos Hyde, pulling the ball out of Hyde's gut just as the tailback was about to get crushed at the 5. While the partisan crowd roared about a tackle that wasn't, ...